A Compilation of Various Ratings of the Voting Records of the Utah Legislature.
A listing of other ratings may be found under links at the bottom of the blog.

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

UTAH HOUSE Scorecard - Compiled 2015 Conservative Liberal Index

The Conservative - Liberal Index

"by their Fruits shall ye know them"

The UTAH HOUSE

This 2015 Voting Rating Scorecard for the Utah Legislature is a weighted
average
of all (?) other group ratings found on the internet.

For simplicity, Conservatives, (or does one dare to say TeaP) may be defined as favoring LIMITED Government and PROTECTION of INDIVIDUAL rights and Liberals (or Progressives as they now redefine themselves)as
in favor of ACTIVIST Government and PROVISION of GROUP rights. The
Conservative - Liberal Index (CLI) is a compiled aggregate of various
ratings to determine who is "truly" Conservative or "really" Liberal.

The Most Conservative Award for 2015 House goes to Rep. Brian Greene, with Honorable Mention to RepresentativesMarc Roberts, Jon Stanard, Kevin Stratton, Jeremy Peterson, Dan McCay, Curt Oda, and John Knotwell Several new names in the mix as well as some past stalwarts .

A new column "NAY's" has been added for variety from Adam Brown's nay vote analysis, check out his Utah Data Points for other legislative analyses. Keys and web links for the other sites below the ratings. .

Our apologies for any inadvertent errors that may have occurred in copying numbers,

there were a lot of them (numbers, not errors).

Dist

County

Representative

CL Index

GR '15

GR life

Sierra

LIB

UTA

UEA

SI

NAYs

57

Utah

R

Brian

Greene

85.7%

90%

87%

14%

100%

89%

33%

94%

14.9%

67

Utah

R

Marc

Roberts

85.5%

90%

88%

14%

97%

100%

33%

88%

15.9%

62

Washington

R

Jon

Stanard

80.8%

68%

68%

13%

90%

100%

33%

94%

9.2%

48

Utah

R

Kevin

Stratton

79.4%

73%

66%

13%

81%

91%

33%

94%

9.4%

9

Weber

R

Jeremy

Peterson

78.1%

76%

73%

25%

76%

82%

33%

100%

11.9%

41

SLCo

R

Daniel

McCay

78.0%

81%

81%

14%

88%

100%

50%

81%

16.6%

14

Davis

R

Curtis

Oda

77.3%

68%

77%

29%

81%

91%

33%

94%

10.4%

52

SLCo

R

John

Knotwell

77.1%

76%

78%

25%

90%

80%

38%

88%

14.0%

47

SLCo

R

Ken

Ivory

76.0%

57%

75%

14%

84%

80%

50%

100%

8.7%

65

Utah

R

Francis

Gibson

75.8%

78%

71%

0%

65%

78%

55%

92%

9.0%

30

SLCo

R

Fred

Cox

75.5%

68%

72%

29%

71%

100%

42%

100%

9.6%

61

Utah

R

Keith

Grover

75.5%

68%

72%

17%

79%

80%

50%

100%

7.3%

27

Utah

R

Michael

Kennedy

73.4%

68%

70%

13%

90%

100%

50%

69%

9.3%

66

Utah

R

Mike

McKell

73.4%

75%

61%

17%

81%

78%

50%

93%

9.9%

7

Weber

R

Justin

Fawson

72.5%

68%

68%

50%

81%

100%

33%

94%

7.9%

6

Utah

R

Jacob

Anderegg

71.7%

72%

74%

25%

78%

75%

55%

92%

9.4%

64

Utah

R

Norman

Thurston

71.5%

68%

68%

25%

71%

100%

42%

75%

14.0%

42

SLCo

R

Kim

Coleman

71.1%

68%

68%

50%

82%

82%

33%

94%

9.9%

2

Utah

R

David

Lifferth

70.3%

68%

64%

38%

90%

82%

50%

94%

6.4%

60

Utah

R

Brad

Daw

69.6%

59%

71%

38%

70%

70%

45%

100%

7.2%

63

Utah

R

Dean

Sanpei

67.1%

73%

67%

50%

68%

100%

55%

94%

5.6%

12

Davis/Weber

R

Mike

Schultz

67.0%

50%

50%

25%

71%

80%

55%

100%

6.9%

51

SLCo

R

Gregory

Hughes

65.2%

46%

68%

50%

57%

67%

38%

100%

3.1%

18

Davis

R

Timothy

Hawkes

64.4%

55%

55%

50%

71%

82%

50%

100%

5.7%

17

Davis

R

Stewart

Barlow

64.0%

48%

50%

38%

55%

91%

42%

88%

10.0%

56

Utah

R

Kay

Christofferson

63.5%

59%

62%

50%

71%

73%

58%

100%

6.6%

15

Davis

R

Brad

Wilson

63.1%

57%

60%

57%

63%

82%

50%

100%

4.7%

59

Utah

R

Val

Peterson

62.8%

68%

63%

50%

67%

91%

62%

88%

6.6%

8

Weber

R

Gage

Froerer

61.7%

41%

53%

14%

64%

73%

67%

80%

8.7%

32

SLCo

R

LaVar

Christensen

61.4%

39%

60%

43%

53%

80%

58%

100%

4.0%

73

Bv/Ga/K/Pi/SJ/Se/Way

R

Michael

Noel

61.1%

40%

62%

50%

60%

60%

50%

100%

4.7%

39

SLCo

R

James

Dunnigan

59.9%

55%

54%

29%

60%

100%

80%

83%

7.2%

38

SLCo

R

Eric

Hutchings

59.8%

67%

56%

57%

67%

100%

72%

93%

6.3%

55

Duchesne/Uintah

R

Scott

Chew

59.2%

50%

50%

50%

52%

82%

50%

88%

9.2%

71

Iron/Wash

R

Bradley

Last

58.7%

41%

54%

50%

57%

73%

60%

100%

4.3%

58

Juab/Sanpete

R

Jon

Cox

58.6%

52%

55%

25%

52%

82%

70%

73%

9.4%

13

Davis

R

Paul

Ray

58.2%

39%

50%

50%

47%

89%

60%

100%

5.4%

53

Sum/Dag/Rich

R

Mel

Brown

58.2%

52%

50%

43%

67%

90%

67%

80%

8.4%

75

Washington

R

Don

Ipson

58.2%

38%

48%

50%

56%

70%

55%

100%

4.9%

11

Weber/Davis

R

Brad

Dee

58.1%

33%

52%

33%

32%

82%

60%

93%

5.7%

45

SLCo

R

Steve

Eliason

57.7%

45%

46%

38%

46%

91%

70%

94%

5.9%

43

SLCo

R

Earl

Tanner

56.9%

45%

43%

38%

62%

73%

67%

88%

6.4%

5

Cache,

R

Curt

Webb

55.9%

45%

50%

57%

50%

82%

55%

87%

6.4%

50

Utah

R

Rich

Cunningham

55.1%

57%

51%

29%

62%

82%

95%

81%

8.4%

1

B.E./Cache

R

Scott

Sandall

54.9%

48%

48%

50%

57%

73%

67%

87%

6.9%

49

SLCo

R

Robert

Spendlove

52.5%

45%

43%

75%

67%

91%

67%

94%

5.7%

74

Washington

R

V Lowry

Snow

52.5%

43%

46%

43%

43%

70%

75%

88%

5.2%

70

Em/Gr/SanP/Sev

R

Kay

McIff

50.7%

33%

39%

40%

43%

56%

70%

87%

4.0%

31

SLCo

R

Sophia

DiCaro

50.1%

50%

50%

50%

62%

91%

83%

63%

6.7%

34

SLCo

R

Johnny

Anderson

49.7%

45%

58%

43%

50%

73%

83%

64%

9.6%

4

Cache,

R

Edward

Redd

48.9%

52%

46%

71%

48%

73%

73%

88%

7.9%

2

Box

R

Lee

Perry

46.8%

36%

45%

50%

43%

64%

82%

79%

7.3%

72

Iron

R

John

Westwood

46.6%

36%

37%

38%

38%

64%

83%

75%

7.7%

3

Cache,

R

Jack

Draxler

44.7%

41%

44%

71%

48%

73%

92%

94%

6.3%

10

Weber

R

Dixon

Pitcher

44.4%

33%

44%

60%

53%

67%

91%

83%

4.6%

16

Davis

R

Stephen

Handy

43.5%

23%

38%

50%

33%

73%

82%

75%

7.4%

68

Bvr/Ju/Mil/Too/Ut

R

Merrill

Nelson

42.8%

29%

33%

33%

29%

64%

100%

80%

8.7%

19

Davis

R

Raymond

Ward

42.1%

36%

36%

63%

48%

64%

90%

81%

5.7%

33

SLCo

R

Craig

Hall

42.0%

41%

35%

43%

62%

82%

100%

50%

7.3%

44

SLCo

R

Bruce

Cutler

40.1%

27%

27%

43%

38%

73%

92%

63%

8.7%

20

Davis

R

Becky

Edwards

38.4%

24%

37%

75%

50%

64%

82%

69%

7.0%

21

Tooele

R

Douglas

Sagers

37.2%

26%

40%

67%

24%

73%

100%

81%

7.7%

54

Wasatch/Summit

R

Kraig

Powell

29.9%

24%

40%

88%

35%

64%

95%

56%

7.4%

REP

Average

61%

53%

56%

40%

62%

81%

62%

87%

8%

22

SLCo

D

Susan

Duckworth

32.2%

35%

32%

71%

45%

82%

91%

31%

11.3%

69

Carb/Duc/Grand

D

Brad

King

30.0%

32%

25%

63%

38%

82%

100%

31%

11.0%

35

SLCo

D

Mark

Wheatley

25.8%

25%

22%

80%

45%

64%

100%

38%

10.0%

40

SLCo

D

Justin

Miller

23.2%

23%

23%

88%

57%

64%

100%

25%

11.3%

46

SLCo

D

Marie

Poulson

22.5%

33%

27%

100%

45%

80%

100%

25%

12.0%

23

SLCo

D

Sandra

Hollins

22.0%

29%

23%

100%

43%

82%

92%

19%

13.3%

28

SLCo/Summit

D

Brian

King

21.3%

22%

21%

88%

37%

70%

100%

25%

12.7%

25

SLCo

D

Joel

Briscoe

20.6%

23%

17%

88%

33%

73%

100%

25%

14.7%

26

SLCo

D

Angela

Romero

18.4%

19%

16%

100%

42%

64%

92%

19%

13.7%

24

SLCo

D

Rebecca

Chavez-Houck

16.4%

18%

19%

100%

52%

55%

100%

13%

14.2%

36

SLCo

D

Patrice

Arent

16.3%

18%

18%

100%

42%

55%

100%

19%

13.2%

37

SLCo

D

Carol

Moss

15.9%

19%

16%

100%

43%

64%

100%

13%

11.6%

DEM

Average

22%

25%

22%

90%

44%

69%

98%

24%

12%

Many thanks to those who did the research, followed the debates, analyzed the bills, and compiled their own ratings based on THEIR principles AND have freely shared them these many years!!!

GrsRts
(GR) = GrassRoots claims: "Grass Roots is committed
to the Principles of Limited Government, the State and U.S.
Constitutions, Representative Government, Participatory Democracy, a
Free Market Economy, Separation of Powers, and Family."

Libertas
(LIB) = Libertas
declares the
“day will come, we believe, when individual liberty is stubbornly
secured, private property is rigidly respected, and a market free
from regulatory burdens and government interventions flourishes
within Utah.

UEA
= Utah Education Association declares their "mission is to
advance the cause of public education by promoting quality teaching
and learning and advocating effectively for the rights and interests
of its members."

SuthInst
(SI)= Sutherland Institute "Our desire for freedom extends to
generations to come and requires Sutherland constantly to educate
Utah's elected officials, community leaders, and electorate in the
principles of freedom."

SIERRA
= Sierra Club "activists dedicated to preserving and enjoying
the land and quality of life in Utah and the West."

The
following groups dropped out of the rating business: UFIRE
=Utahns for Immigration Reform and Enforcement - Illegal
immigration issues (stopped due to lack of action by the
legislature on the issue, aka Utah surrendered.)

PCE
= Parents for Choice in Education "dedicated to ensuring
every child has equal access to a quality education by empowering
parents, increasing choice, and promoting innovative solutions to
Utah’s educational challenges." (their ratings were a
virtual mirror image of UEA, so just invert the UEA percentage)